Range construction



Nov. 13, 1934- J. TELLER ET AL 1,980,769

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Patented Nov. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES RANGE CONSTRUCTION Jacob Teller, New Rochelle, and Arthur P. Schulz, New York, N. Y., assignors to Teller Stove Designing Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 26, 1932, Serial No. 607,614

4 Claims.

This invention relates to coal or other solid material burning ranges, and is designed to produce a range, in marked distinction to the ranges heretofore manufactured, in that the front pre- 5 sents a surface in one or more planes, as the case may be, in which the panels or doors covering said front are adapted to extend down over and cover the unusual unsightly base supporting frame, thus, not only enhancing the general appearance of the stove, but also enabling the cost of production to be materially reduced, since those parts which are ordinarily finished as by enamelling or nickel-plating, are concealed, and therefore necessitating no additional workmanship to turn out 16 an ornamental as well as practical article of manufacture.

The range is further designed to present a front frame in which lateral or side portions are inclined rearwardly from a central plane straight 20 portion, through which construction the oven portion is set forward of the side portions of the range, rendering said oven portion more readily accessible, the front supporting legs of the base supporting frame being at the same time set back from the extreme front vertical plane of the stove or range.

The range is further designed with a view toward extreme simplicity of construction, which at the same time reduces the cost of production with the consequent enhancement of the appearance from the standpoint of neatness and absence of extensions or other unnecessary structural elements on the front face of the range.

The range is further designed to produce anovel construction of door supporting hinge, permitting the door to not only fit closely on its surrounding frame and over the front of the same, but also permitting the doors to extend completely to and over the lateral margins of the front frame of the 40 range, concealing the hinges, and associated elements of the range front. At the same time, this feature includes the details of the hinge construction which have been found structurally advantageous.

These and many other advantages will be found upon reference to the accompanying specification Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective view of one corner of the range viewed from below;

Fig. 5 is a perspective fragmental view of the oven and door arrangement showing the hinge construction;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through the oven door and front frame;

Fig. '7 is a fragmental perspective view of a portion of the front frame and showing one of the Y oven door hinge members;

Fig. 8 is a front perspective view of a further embodiment of our range front construction;

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view from the rear of the lower intermediate flue covering panel;

Fig. 11 is a side elevation of the corner of the range and showing in detail the arrangement of the leg and one of the panels, and

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a clip employed for supporting theflue covering panel.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of our invention, and with particular reference to Figure 2 which shows a disassembled view of the range, 1 designates the main body which is mounted upon the supporting frame 2, each of which will be described more fully hereinafter.

The main body of the range includes a back, ends 3, a top 4 and a front frame 5, the latter being provided with a central opening 6 defining the entrance to the oven 7, below which is a smaller opening 8 through which access may be had to the flue 9, for the purpose of removing soot. The front frame 5 is further provided upon one end, with openings 10 and 11, defining respectively, openings for the fire box and ash pit, while at the opposite end, said frame is provided with an opening 12, through which access may be had to a compartment 14, which may serve as a warming chamber, a water containing and heating chamber, or for any other auxiliary purpose for which such a compartment may be found adapted.

The front frame embodies a central portion 15, which, when the range is assembled lies parallel with the back of the range, and end portions 16, which as viewed in plan, in Fig. 3, are inclined rearwardly and laterally, at an angle to said central portion, so that they present a chamfered or bevelled effect to the range, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, the resultant structural effect being that the oven is set forwardly of the range, and in a position, more readily accessible to the operator,

and at the same time enhancing the general appearance thereof.

The supporting frame 2 of the range embodies a rear member 17, end members 18, a front member 19 and corner members 20, the latter including the legs 21, and all of said members being suitably connected whereby they may be disassembled for shipment. The frame may also be provided with a bottom plate of sheet metal to catch any soot or ashes which might otherwise fall upon the floor.

The front legs 21, as particularly shown in Figs. 4 and 11 are each constructed to provide a front ledge or shoulder 22, which is substantially coextensive in thickness with panels 23 and 24 which are supported upon the lateral portions of the front frame and respectively cover the openings 10, 11 and 12 upon each side of the central oven as shown, thus concealing that portion of the supporting frame which includes the legs.

The intermediate portion of the front member of the supporting frame is parallel with the back member, while the lateral portions 19' and 19 are inclined rearwardly at an angle thereto, corresponding with the angle of cooperating portions of the front frame.

When assembled, the range body will rest upon and be suitably attached to the supporting frame 2 in any suitable manner according to modern stove practice, the contour of the front frame of the range body coordinating with that of the front frame of the said supporting frame with the front faces of each preferably flush.

The central opening for the oven is covered by a swinging door 25, preferably hinged at its lower edge in the manner shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7, to be later described in detail, while the soot opening 8 may be covered first by a removable plate 26, having a pair of hooks 27 upon its rear face which engage over shouldered portions 28 of the wall defining said soot opening. This plate effectually seals said soot opening, and may be readily removed 'when it is necessary to have access to the flue 8.

For the purpose of covering the central portion of the supporting frame 2 and the lower central portion of the range front frame below the oven door 25, we provide a removable panel 29, which is coextensive in thickness with that of said oven door, and cooperates therewith, when the range parts are assembled, to produce a flush front to conceal the usual unsightly structural and operating parts of the range, said panel 29 and oven door at the same time also cooperating with the side panels 23 and 24 which are coextensive in thickness with the panel 29 and oven door 25 to provide a facing for the entire range front in which the several doors and, panels with their adjacent interior marginal edges are in substantially abutting relation, and their external marginal edges coinciding with the outline of the front of the range structure, and completely covering and concealing said front framework and the entrances to the several compartments defined thereby.

The removable panel 29, which may have its outer face suitably enameled and decorated, is provided with marginal flanges, the lower 30 of which is provided with openings 31 which cooperate with hooks 32 secured to the lower edge of the front member of the supporting frame 2, and a pair of ears 33 preferably secured to or adjacent the side flanges 34, said ears being adapted for frictional engagement with a pair of spring clips 35 mounted upon the outer face of the range frame below the oven door opening. Through this arrangement, the panel 29 may be placed in position on the range front, over the lower portion of the front frame and central portion of the supporting frame, by simply first hooking the lower flange of the panel onto the hooks 32 and then using said hooks as a pivot or hinge, swing the panel inwardly until the ears 33 frictionally engage the spring clips 35, when the panel will be maintained in position.

Referring to Figures 5, 6 and 7, we illustrate an embodiment of door and hinge construction which not only permits concealment of the hinges, but also allows the doors when they are closed to, lie in the same plane with their outer faces flush, and their adjacent marginal edges in substantial abutting relation. To this end, we provide that portion of the front frame defining the central oven opening with a pair of cast lugs 36 to each of which is attached, as by screws 37, a plate 38, the lower end of which is formed with an inwardly extending round bearing stud 39, which normally lies within a notch 40 located in the comer of a bar 41 disposed between the irmer and outer plates 25' and 25 of the oven door 25, said bar 41 being suitably secured to either or both of said plates. The rear door plate 25 is cut away at 25 forming a recess to permit clearance for the lug 36 and plate 38 when the door 25 is closed.

The lower end of the bar 41, when viewed as in Fig. 6, has an inwardly extending arm 42, terminating in a cast flange 43, which, when the door is swung downwardly on its hinge, to the position shown in Fig. 5, engages the inner vertical edge of the plate 38, and thereby functions as a stop to support the oven door and limit its downward movement. The elements which include the plate 38 with its bearing stud 39, and the lower end of the bar 41 with its notched portion, constitute the hinge one upon each side of the oven frame opening, upon which the door 25 swings. To provide the necessary clearance for the arm 42 of the bar 41 when the door is closed, the lower member of the door frame-is recessed at 44.

The embodiment shown in Figure 8, differentiates from that illustrated in the other views, mainly in that the range has an entirely flat front, as distinguished from the bowed front contour. In other respects in general, the structure of the front framing, panel and door arrangement, and the manner in which they are mounted, assembled and associated, is similar to the structure illustrated in the other figures.

1 Figure 4 illustrates very clearly how the panel and several doors cover not only the front framing of the range body proper, but also extend down over the front member of the supporting frame or base, entirely covering the latter, and thus completely concealing all the portions thereof. To our knowledge, this arrangement has not heretofore been proposed, and so far as we are aware we are the first to provide a coal range construction employing elements particularly designed to cover the lower supporting frame and entirely hide the parts thereof.

- What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:--

1. A range construction comprising a base, a range body mounted on said base and having a central compartment and lateral compartments, a front frame for said body having openings defining entrances to said compartments, said tially parallel with the back of the range and lateral rearwardly inclined portions at an angle to said range back, and panels carried by said front frame for covering the several openings therein.

2. A range construction comprising a base frame, a range body supported thereon, said range body having a plurality of compartments forming respectively an oven compartment, a heat producing compartment, an auxiliary compartment and a flue compartment below said oven compartment, a front frame for said body having openings defining entrances into said several compartments and a series of panels for covering said openings, said panels extending across said front frame to the side edges thereof, and certain of said panels extending downwardly over and substantially covering the front member of the base frame.

3. A range construction comprising a base frame, a range body supported thereon, said range body having an oven compartment and a side other of said compartments, said front frame having an opening into said flue compartment, a closure for said opening, panels for said front frame adapted to cover all of said openings, certain of said panels extending downwardly over and covering the front portion of said base frame. 

